| Anthurium This flower is
heart-shaped and is a symbol of love. It comes in a large variety of
colors and range from 1 to 12 inches in diameter.
They are also known as the “heart of Hawaii” and are usually the
longest lasting tropical flowers in arrangements. The original
anthurium was brought to Hawaii by an English missionary, Samuel
Damon, in 1889 from Colombia. |
Anthurium |
Bird-of-paradise
The flower head of the bold and colorful bird-of-paradise resembles a
birds head, and is one of the most popular tropical flowers used in
arrangements. (Strelitzia) is it's scientific name. It means
queenly strelitzia and is said to have originated in South Africa. |
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Heliconias
This favorite exotic tropical flower comes in a variety of sizes, is
long lasting, has splendid splashes of color and has dramatic form.
The name Heliconia (pronounced “hell-ee-cone-ee-uh”) honors Mt.
Heliconia, home of the ancient Greek gods. There are between 250-400
species or more, with 98 percent native to tropical America. |
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| Lobster Claws These striking
exotic flowers resemble lobster pinchers and come in multiple
combinations of crimson red, gold, orange, maroon and green. |
Lobster Claw |
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Protea
When people comment on this native of South Africa and Australia,
words such as “amazing,” “out of this world,” and “magnificent,” are
used. The genus Protea comes from the Greek god Proteus, who could
assume many shapes.
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Protea |
| Red Ginger Hawaiian name: ‘awapuhi-’ula-’ula
A native to the western pacific, the red color and strong form of the
red ginger makes it a favorite for cut flower bouquets and can last 1
1/2 to 2 weeks. |
Red Ginger |
| Torch Gingers (walking stick
ginger) This most spectacular flower can be 8 inches in diameter and
the stems up to 5 feet in length. The flowers resemble exotic
pinecones. In some Asian countries the flowers are used in cooking and
the leaves made into paper.
There are approximately 1,400 species including the edible species.
Flowery red “ostrich plumes, “torches”, golden “behives” to delicate
and fragrant “butterflies”. There are many ornamental gingers,
primarily from Indo-Malaysia
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Torch Ginger |
| Yellow Caribaea These magnificent
flowers measures about 16 inches long and 8 inches across! The 20 ft
tall plants came originally from the Caribbean where the enormous
leaves were used to cover the food while it's cooking.
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Yellow Caribae |
| Dracena Dracena is a very
colorful foliage that comes in combinations of green, white, red and
yellow. It means "dragon"
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Dracaena |
| Lauhala (leaf of the hala) Every
part of the tree can be used: the leaves for mat and basket weaving,
the wood for lumber and the fruit is rich in vitamin C. |
